The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple

Title: The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple

Author: Joanna Davidson Politano

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction,

Source: Revell

My Review:

The Elusive Truth by Joanna Davidson Politano is wildly creative and draws you in from the opening scene. I have wanted to read this book since I first saw the beautiful cover. 

Top Ten Tuesday-Top books read for the first quarter of 2024

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday Characters I’d Like to go on Vacation With (Pretend you’re going on vacation and can bring 10 of your closest friends with you. Pick your vacation spot and tell us who you’d like to bring! Bonus point if you tell us why. Or maybe you like the idea of traveling in small groups, so plan 10 trips or 5 trips!)  I don't have the best memory for remembering characters and honestly wouldn't want to go on vacation with most of them. Therefore, it will be a week where I go off topic again. Today, I will be sharing my Top books read for the first quarter of 2024. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Top Ten 9 (out of 72) books read for the first quarter of 2024 (in no particular order, click on book cover if you would like to see my review)

My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel (audiobook)

Author: Baroness Orczy

Narrator: Michael Ward

Publisher: Puffin Books

Genre: Classic, Historical Fiction

Source: Own & Hoopla

My Review:

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is not something I would have picked to read. I read it because it was the classic for my book club this month. The only problem is that I don't typically enjoy classics, and I don't typically read from this period. So, my enjoyment was doomed from the beginning.

Stacking the Shelves #116, Sunday Post #113, Sunday Salon #107

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I am not as on top of the reading and blogging as I would like to be. This month is kicking my tail. My daughter had a choir concert Sunday night that we went to (an hour away) and she had a musical showcase last night (an hour and a half away) that we went to as well. She is graduating college in 3 weeks and it is A LOT right now, but we don't want to miss all the final things. I am still working 6 days a week, but I think we are almost to the end of that.

Running Mate

Title: Running Mate Audiobook review

Series: Under Kansas Skies #1

Author: Leah Brunner

Narrators: Shaina Summerville & Kyle Mason

Publisher: Leah Brunner Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fiction

Source: Kindle own

My Review:

Running Mate is the first book I have read by Leah Brunner. And, I have very mixed feelings which I will try to sort out below.

Love in Disguise

Title: Love in Disguise

Series: The Wonder Boys #4

Author: Dana LeCheminant

Publisher: Dana LeCheminant

Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

I am on the struggle bus with reviews lately...I finished this days ago but haven't had time to sit and write the review...

Top Ten Tuesday -Eclipse titles

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie. I decided with having a full eclipse yesterday to go with words that go with eclipse: sun, moon, and earth. I will also share a few pictures at the bottom of this post that other people took here of the eclipse. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

TTT-Eclipse word titles: Sun, Moon, and earth (no particular order, ones I have read will link to the reviews)

To Spark a Match

Title: To Spark a Match (audiobook review)

Series: The Matchmakers #2

Author: Jen Turano

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Publisher: Bethany House and Tantor Audio

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

To Spark a Match is the second book of The Matchmaker's series by Jen Turano. It can easily be read as a stand-alone story.